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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2009
Geoffrey Charles Capon, Chelmsford, GB;
Wa-un Alexis Leong, Chelmsford, GB;
Scott James Martin, Canvey Island, GB;
Geoffrey Charles Capon, Chelmsford, GB;
Wa-Un Alexis Leong, Chelmsford, GB;
Scott James Martin, Canvey Island, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for improving the performance of a radial compressorforming part of an inlet system of an engineis disclosed in which the configuration and positioning of a flow management deviceused to generate pre-whirl is optimized so as to produce a pressure drop below a maximum acceptable level. An inlet duct 'I' connected to the radial compressorhas a tapered end portion so that a flow management deviceof a larger diameter dcan be accommodated than the diameter dof an inlet port 'IP' to the radial compressor